SafeSight 5G rescue platform concept wins mining innovation award 

SafeSight Exploration, based in northern Ontario, has won the Mining Technology Innovation Challenge sponsored by Rogers Communication, Dell, Norcat and the Centre […]

Steve Gravel | June 29, 2023 | 11:02 am

Sumitomo pledges $1 million to MineHub to digitize the concentrates market

Sumitomo Corp. has pledged $1 million to MineHub Technologies (TSXV:MHUB; OTC:MHUBF) to accelerate the digitization of the concentrates market. The funds will […]

Steve Gravel | June 22, 2023 | 11:58 am

Lundin backs Filo del Sol project in Argentina by joining $100M placement

Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; NASDAQ: FIL; OTC:FLMMF) is making a non-brokered private placement of approximately 4.7 million common shares at a price […]

Steve Gravel | June 1, 2023 | 11:55 am

Osisko Development expands portfolio with acquisition of Trixie gold mine in Utah

The recent discovery of an ultra-high grade structure positions Trixie as one of the highest grade gold mines in the world, Osisko says.

Steve Gravel | January 25, 2022 | 12:47 pm

ESG risk management can be a differentiator for mining companies

ESG (environmental, social and governance) is a concept that has gained in popularity over the last decade in virtually every industry. In […]

Steve Gravel | June 1, 2023 | 3:03 pm

Mines are underground smart cities

We connect to our wearable fitness trackers. We set our smart thermostats. We ask our voice assistants to set our smart appliances […]

Steve Gravel | May 1, 2023 | 11:40 am

The other BEV supply chain nobody is talking about

As mines continue to get deeper, operations become more expensive to develop and operate. One way to remedy these issues is through […]

Steve Gravel | April 25, 2023 | 12:49 pm

A generational opportunity: The EV supply chain in northern Ontario

There is an enormous opportunity for northern Ontario on the horizon. The global move toward decarbonization and electrification is a large enough […]

Steve Gravel | March 29, 2023 | 12:57 pm

Mines of the future will run on data

I began studying the mining supply and services sector in Sudbury, Ont., at an economic development think tank in 2010. At the […]

Steve Gravel | December 8, 2022 | 2:46 am